What you'll make
Picture the music starting and a long strip of natural burlap, edged in cream lace, leading across the grass straight to your partner. It looks like something a barn venue would rent you, but it's one afternoon of hot glue on a garage floor. About C$101 for a 50 ft runner.
Materials (per item)
- burlap fabric, 40 in wide · 50 ft (one roll)the runner itself$68.99
- cream lace ribbon, about 3 cm wide · 34 ydedges both long sides$8.29
- hot glue sticks (full size) · about 20 stickssticks the lace and hems down$9.97
- U-shaped metal garden pins (landscape staples) · about 24pins the runner to the grass$13.99
- DIY cost each$101.24
Tools
- Full-size hot glue gun
- Measuring tape
- Sharp fabric scissors
- Long straightedge or chalk line
- Flattened cardboard boxes
- Metal spoon or craft stick
- Cardboard tube or pool noodle for rolling
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